Organisation says schools should become more inclusive place for LGBT teachers.
Extra training is needed for teachers in order to clamp down on bullying, an Oireachtas Education Committee has heard.
The meeting was chaired by Kildare Fianna Fáil Senator, Fiona O'Loughlin.
The Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science meets to discuss School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health with @issu4u @astiunion @INTOnews @TUIunion #seeforyourselfhttps://t.co/5C8P3AMQrd https://t.co/deLUajcU3H
— Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais (@OireachtasNews) May 18, 2021
The INTO says 90 per cent of teachers received no training on how to deal with transphobic and homophobic bullying and they're calling for additional supports to be introduced.
President of the Irish National Teachers Organisation, Joe McKeown, has been speaking to Kildare Today.
He says schools must become more inclusive places for LGBT teachers.
Joe McKeown joined Clem Ryan on Wednesday's edition of the programme.
🖥️ INTO addressed the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education re: 'School Bullying & the Impact on Mental Health' earlier today...
— INTO (Irish National Teachers' Organisation) (@INTOnews) May 18, 2021
Read the INTO's submission...
👉 https://t.co/5zuNjyhQRb
📼Watch INTO President Joe McKeown's summary 👇 pic.twitter.com/qPor2jgK8g
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